Tag: parenting
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Purposeful Pauses
As my life transitions into something different I ponder about the power of pausing. Being mindful about our lives has become a buzz word but really, what is mindfulness? For me it seems to be purposefully pausing. For me the word pause is much friendlier then stop…pause means I can continue on with my…
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Hallway to…
One of my students had is phone run over by a car – he was distraught as his father was out of town working and his phone was his link to his Dad. I had decided that it was fitting to give him Ryleigh’s phone. I have not accessed Ryleigh’s phone since September. It…
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Forget Me Not
As we move into another season I am surprised by the sea of blue flowers adorning my flower beds and yard. These were Ryleigh’s favourite flower and every time I go out in my garden it seems like the amount of blossoms have doubled. Just the other day I saw a beautiful butterfly. I can…
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Waiting….Waiting….Waiting….
I have been told in the past that I have the ability to show lots of patience…however, this time my patience is being tested. It is an odd experience waiting for your child’s bone marrow to stop producing the cells that sustain their life. As we are now a week into Ryleigh having her infusion…
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A Journey of Hope
We are settled in a Vancouver hotel the night before my daughter’s second treatment of Remicade to help manage her Crohn’s disease. There is no cure for Chron’s but this may help her feel better. It is a challenging disease because every persons symptoms and treatments are different. She is nervous about the I V…
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